Films & Schedules - SHORT CUTS V: MADE IN OREGON

SHORT CUTS V: MADE IN OREGON

SHORT CUTS

DEAR PLUTO

An open letter to the celestial body formerly known as a planet, written and performed by slam poet Taylor Mali and wryly animated by Priestley. (4 mins.)

TO BEE OR NOT TO BE

An accidental meeting recording the possible (last) thoughts of a bumblebee. (3 mins.)

DOING VERY WELL

A stream-of-consciousness tribute to our own often ridiculous, rambling inner monologues. (4 mins.)

WHILE YOU WERE OUT

Flip books made of memo pads and other found folios come to life. (7 mins.)

CPR

While watching lifeguards perform rescue drills at a neighborhood pool, a woman faces her own need to be saved. (7 min.)

THE TITANIC OF SOUTHAMPTON

The city of Southampton feels the lasting and haunting effects of the Titanic disaster a century later. (13 mins.)

CONTENTS OF C___’S BOX, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

The filmmaker examines the artifacts of an ended love affair. (3 mins.)

JANUARY DRIFT

In the cold of January, a mind drifts. (4 mins.)

BIRD OF FLAMES

With music by David Lynch and Chrysta Bell, a spider-like Vietnamese sorcerer coaxes a beautiful chanteuse to perform like a living doll. (6 mins.)

THE BUS

A young man finds a microcosm and possibilities in transit. (8 mins.)

LOST AND FOUND

Metamorphosed images with the appearance of sculpted wood and shifting sand summon memories of a life. (4 mins.)

DEAR PETER, WOODCHIPS I

Orland’s open letter to Peter concerns a steaming pile of woodchips, Mt. Fuji, and the concept of context. (4 mins.)

LATER THAN USUAL

An elderly couple marks time toward a not-so-inevitable end. (7 mins.)

DEAR PETER, WOODCHIPS II

A continuation of the correspondence in which Orland’s relationship to the woodchips evolves. (4 mins.)